The acclaimed film “Moneyball” starring Brad Pitt as Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture.

The other nominations were for best actor (Pitt), best supporting actor (Jonah Hill), best adapted screenplay, best sound mixing and best film editing.

“Moneyball,” an adaptation of the Michael Lewis book of the same name, focuses on Beane’s attempt to build a championship-caliber team with a small budget during the 2002 season.

According to MLB.com, the six nominations for “Moneyball” are the most for any baseball movie since “The Pride of Yankees” received 11 in 1943. Among recent baseball films, "The Natural" earned four nominations, "Field of Dreams" got two and "Bull Durham" had one.